Oil 2013-2014 Line Up - your way

- Trade 1st + Petry for Weber (ask NSH who they want to draft at #7, take that player, and trade him to NSH on July 1st)
- Trade Gagner for Hanzal +3rd

I can guarantee you neither of those deals are accepted by the other team.

Would you trade arguably the top defensman in the league for a package that isn't even the same quality as what Jeff Carter got? (Voracek, Couturier). We'd be looking at something like that PLUS Eberle/Yakupov and maybe even more if we want Weber. Any team in the league would up our offer of Petry + 1st.

Hanzal while not as offensively productive as Gagner is a beast defensively, he is huge, physical and EXACTLY what the oilers need, I feel Edmonton would have to add despite the loss in offense. There's quite a few Gagner type centers in this league but very few Hanzals.

I like it. We become a tougher grittier top six and the bottom six is defensively responsible. I like Monahan actually making the team he is a good defender and great on the dot with him on the fourth line hopefully that makes him become more physical as well. Wish we could get bigger but it's solid and somewhat realistic as well.

I can guarantee you neither of those deals are accepted by the other team.

Would you trade arguably the top defensman in the league for a package that isn't even the same quality as what Jeff Carter got? (Voracek, Couturier). We'd be looking at something like that PLUS Eberle/Yakupov and maybe even more if we want Weber. Any team in the league would up our offer of Petry + 1st.

Hanzal while not as offensively productive as Gagner is a beast defensively, he is huge, physical and EXACTLY what the oilers need, I feel Edmonton would have to add despite the loss in offense. There's quite a few Gagner type centers in this league but very few Hanzals.

I gagged because Weber was in there when there is no chance of Nashville moving him unless you are trading an elite forward of ours + the first + maybe more, which is an overpayment really.

Also you think we can fit Weber AND Streit? Doubt that cap-wise.

Klefbom also still manages to make it into your top six, and I don't like that. I think Edmonton is making a mistake hinting that he'll be there because I think he should go to OKC first for at least half a year.

I gagged because Weber was in there when there is no chance of Nashville moving him unless you are trading an elite forward of ours + the first + maybe more, which is an overpayment really.

Also you think we can fit Weber AND Streit? Doubt that cap-wise.

Klefbom also still manages to make it into your top six, and I don't like that. I think Edmonton is making a mistake hinting that he'll be there because I think he should go to OKC first for at least half a year.

I don't see Streit leaving a playoff team in an easier Eastern conference to play for one of the worst defences in the NHL. Go to any non-playoff board and they have Streit included in their defence. It's kind of funny.

Peverly = great on the dot.. top 10 in NHL ..
Kulemin = gritty, fast, russian who likes to hit..
Gardiner= puck mover who should work well with J.Schultz playing bottom pairing minutes
Boychuk = solid RHD ... local kid who plays physical ..

Not sure why this wont make us a better team.

With Paajarvi, Monahan and Jones in the mix, we should get ~ 40 Goals from our bottom 6.

few thoughts Ive had about the line up that I think could actaully happen.

Sign Bozak 3.5-5 a year for 4/5 years.
sign Bickell - 2.5-3 a year for 3 years
Sign Torres- 1.5 2 year deal
Sign streit 5 mill 3 years
trade gagner for gardner and a pick
Trade for brian boyle or resign smithson

If I had my own way buying out Smyth and Horcoff would be the first thing I would do...

-Let Smithson, Petrell, Khabby and Jones walk as FA
-Trade Ales Hemsky for Nick Foligno
-Sign Mark Streit and Scuderi to help out the defense core
-Re-sign Mark Fistric for some muscle on the back end
-Trade Nick Schultz for a pick
-Trade picks for Rich Peverley (Cap dump for Boston)
-Trade picks for Derek Morris (Or a similar player like him)
-Sign Viktor Stalberg, Bryan Bickell, Matt Hendricks and Raffi Torres for some grit and secondary scoring to fill out the bottom six
-Sign a backup goalie (Anton Khudobin, Ray Emery or Peter Budaj? Maybe even someone from Europe like Antti Raanta?)

So we sign Streit at 6 million per year to play as a bottom pairing defenceman? Lets face it, this UFA crop for defence is extremely weak and their is only 1 Streit. I'm sure their are 20 teams he would rather play on before the Oilers. If we are going to improve our top 4, it's going to have to be through trade.